Which team is on top in the Development League?

Brentford U21 is the current leader of the English Professional Development League as they have picked up points in 24 matches.

What is the Development League table right now?

At the moment, the top three teams in the Development League are Brentford U21, Sheffield United U21, and Peterborough U21, and the bottom three clubs are Crewe Alexandra U21, Fleetwood Town U21, and Sheffield Wednesday U21. And for a more complete look at the Development League standings, check out the Table section above.

Development League standings, stats and fixtures

Q: What are the Development League fixtures today?

Upcoming fixtures in Development League scheduled for today are: Hull City U21 vs Swansea U21, Huddersfield Town U21 vs Queens Park Rangers U21 and Wigan Athletic U21 vs Bristol City U21

Q: What are the Development League fixtures this weekend?

Upcoming fixtures in Development League scheduled for the weekend are: Hull City U21 vs Swansea U21, Huddersfield Town U21 vs Queens Park Rangers U21 and Wigan Athletic U21 vs Bristol City U21

League Info

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Teams

Season

Matches

England

2025/2026

230/280

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Hull City U21

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Swansea U21

9	Standings	7
1.91	Goal Scored	2.5
1.73	Goals Conceded	1.85
73%	% Over 2.5	75%
82%	% BTTS	65%
1.37	xG	1.57
1.44	xGA	1.35

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#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Last 5
1	Bournemouth U21	13	9	1	3	34	13	21	28	2.15	W L W W D
2	Sheffield United U21	12	8	2	2	28	15	13	26	2.17	L D W L D
3	Watford U21	12	7	3	2	34	21	13	24	2.00	W D W W W
4	Peterborough U21	12	7	2	3	35	17	18	23	1.92	L D L W W
5	Swansea U21	10	7	2	1	30	11	19	23	2.30	W D W W D
6	Brentford U21	11	7	1	3	27	11	16	22	2.00	W W W W L
7	Cardiff City U21	13	6	1	6	24	19	5	19	1.46	W W L W L
8	Millwall U21	13	6	1	6	25	25	0	19	1.46	W L L D W
9	Bristol City U21	12	5	3	4	24	20	4	18	1.50	L D W W D
10	Colchester United U21	12	5	3	4	24	25	-1	18	1.50	L W W D W
11	Hull City U21	11	5	2	4	24	20	4	17	1.55	D L W L W
12	Charlton Athletic U21	11	4	4	3	25	15	10	16	1.45	L L W W L
13	Huddersfield Town U21	11	4	3	4	17	15	2	15	1.36	D W L D L
14	Wigan Athletic U21	10	4	3	3	27	20	7	15	1.50	D W W D L
15	Queens Park Rangers U21	12	3	5	4	18	24	-6	14	1.17	W L W W D
16	Coventry City U21	11	4	1	6	15	24	-9	13	1.18	L L W W D
17	Fleetwood Town U21	10	3	4	3	15	13	2	13	1.30	D L W D W
18	Sheffield Wednesday U21	11	4	1	6	24	27	-3	13	1.18	L W L W L
19	Barnsley U21	11	3	2	6	20	28	-8	11	1.00	W W W L L
20	Crewe Alexandra U21	12	2	3	7	15	31	-16	9	0.75	W L D W L

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Last 5
1	Brentford U21	13	9	1	3	27	19	8	28	2.15	W W W L L
2	Huddersfield Town U21	12	7	1	4	33	30	3	22	1.83	W W W W W
3	Sheffield United U21	12	6	3	3	21	16	5	21	1.75	W D L D W
4	Peterborough U21	12	6	2	4	23	25	-2	20	1.67	W L D W L
5	Cardiff City U21	11	4	5	2	20	12	8	17	1.55	D D L D L
6	Charlton Athletic U21	12	5	2	5	22	24	-2	17	1.42	W L L D L
7	Hull City U21	11	4	4	3	18	18	0	16	1.45	W W L L L
8	Coventry City U21	11	5	1	5	21	23	-2	16	1.45	L L D L W
9	Barnsley U21	11	4	4	3	18	17	1	16	1.45	L D W L D
10	Queens Park Rangers U21	12	4	3	5	23	28	-5	15	1.25	L L L D W
11	Wigan Athletic U21	13	4	2	7	30	29	1	14	1.08	L W L L D
12	Bournemouth U21	10	4	1	5	17	24	-7	13	1.30	W D L L W
13	Swansea U21	10	4	1	5	20	26	-6	13	1.30	L W L W D
14	Millwall U21	12	4	1	7	16	22	-6	13	1.08	L L L D W
15	Watford U21	11	3	3	5	20	25	-5	12	1.09	L D L W L
16	Crewe Alexandra U21	11	2	4	5	16	26	-10	10	0.91	W D L L D
17	Bristol City U21	11	2	1	8	11	25	-14	7	0.64	W L L L W
18	Fleetwood Town U21	13	1	4	8	15	30	-15	7	0.54	L W L L L
19	Sheffield Wednesday U21	12	1	4	7	14	33	-19	7	0.58	L D D W L
20	Colchester United U21	10	1	0	9	9	33	-24	3	0.30	L L L L L

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Last 5
1	Brentford U21	24	16	2	6	54	30	24	50	2.08	W W W W W
2	Sheffield United U21	24	14	5	5	49	31	18	47	1.96	L W D D L
3	Peterborough U21	24	13	4	7	58	42	16	43	1.79	W L L D D
4	Bournemouth U21	23	13	2	8	51	37	14	41	1.78	W W L D W
5	Huddersfield Town U21	23	11	4	8	50	45	5	37	1.61	W D W W W
6	Cardiff City U21	24	10	6	8	44	31	13	36	1.50	W D W D L
7	Swansea U21	20	11	3	6	50	37	13	36	1.80	W D L W W
8	Watford U21	23	10	6	7	54	46	8	36	1.57	L W D D W
9	Charlton Athletic U21	23	9	6	8	47	39	8	33	1.43	W L L L W
10	Hull City U21	22	9	6	7	42	38	4	33	1.50	W D W L L
11	Millwall U21	25	10	2	13	41	47	-6	32	1.28	W L L L D
12	Wigan Athletic U21	23	8	5	10	57	49	8	29	1.26	L D W W L
13	Coventry City U21	22	9	2	11	36	47	-11	29	1.32	L L L L W
14	Queens Park Rangers U21	24	7	8	9	41	52	-11	29	1.21	W L W L L
15	Barnsley U21	22	7	6	9	38	45	-7	27	1.23	L D W W W
16	Bristol City U21	23	7	4	12	35	45	-10	25	1.09	L D W W L
17	Colchester United U21	22	6	3	13	33	58	-25	21	0.95	L L L W L
18	Fleetwood Town U21	23	4	8	11	30	43	-13	20	0.87	L D W L L
19	Sheffield Wednesday U21	23	5	5	13	38	60	-22	20	0.87	L L D W D
20	Crewe Alexandra U21	23	4	7	12	31	57	-26	19	0.83	W W D L L

24/03/2026 - 09:00

Hull City U21

v.s

Swansea U21

24/03/2026 - 09:00

Huddersfield Town U21

v.s

Queens Park Rangers U21

24/03/2026 - 09:00

Wigan Athletic U21

v.s

Bristol City U21

24/03/2026 - 09:00

Peterborough U21

v.s

Watford U21

24/03/2026 - 09:00

Fleetwood Town U21

v.s

Millwall U21

27/03/2026 - 09:00

Barnsley U21

v.s

Sheffield United U21

27/03/2026 - 09:30

Queens Park Rangers U21

v.s

Wigan Athletic U21

27/03/2026 - 10:00

Watford U21

v.s

Coventry City U21

30/03/2026 - 07:00

Swansea U21

v.s

Barnsley U21

30/03/2026 - 08:00

Bournemouth U21

v.s

Crewe Alexandra U21

23/03/2026 - 10:00

Sheffield United U21

2 : 3

Bournemouth U21

23/03/2026 - 09:00

Coventry City U21

2 : 3

Charlton Athletic U21

23/03/2026 - 09:00

Crewe Alexandra U21

2 : 0

Colchester United U21

20/03/2026 - 10:00

Sheffield Wednesday U21

1 : 2

Brentford U21

20/03/2026 - 10:00

Millwall U21

2 : 0

Watford U21

20/03/2026 - 09:30

Queens Park Rangers U21

4 : 3

Colchester United U21

17/03/2026 - 15:00

Brentford U21

3 : 0

Coventry City U21

17/03/2026 - 15:00

Colchester United U21

1 : 2

Hull City U21

17/03/2026 - 11:00

Cardiff City U21

2 : 1

Fleetwood Town U21

17/03/2026 - 09:30

Queens Park Rangers U21

0 : 2

Sheffield United U21

#	Team	MP	Goal Scored	Avg. Overall	Avg. Home	Avg. Away
1	Peterborough U21	24	58	2.42	2.92	1.92
2	Wigan Athletic U21	23	57	2.48	2.7	2.31
3	Brentford U21	24	54	2.25	2.45	2.08
4	Watford U21	23	54	2.35	2.83	1.82
5	Bournemouth U21	23	51	2.22	2.62	1.7
6	Huddersfield Town U21	23	50	2.17	1.55	2.75
7	Swansea U21	20	50	2.5	3	2
8	Sheffield United U21	24	49	2.04	2.33	1.75
9	Charlton Athletic U21	23	47	2.04	2.27	1.83
10	Cardiff City U21	24	44	1.83	1.85	1.82
11	Hull City U21	22	42	1.91	2.18	1.64
12	Queens Park Rangers U21	24	41	1.71	1.5	1.92
13	Millwall U21	25	41	1.64	1.92	1.33
14	Barnsley U21	22	38	1.73	1.82	1.64
15	Sheffield Wednesday U21	23	38	1.65	2.18	1.17
16	Coventry City U21	22	36	1.64	1.36	1.91
17	Bristol City U21	23	35	1.52	2	1
18	Colchester United U21	22	33	1.5	2	0.9
19	Crewe Alexandra U21	23	31	1.35	1.25	1.45
20	Fleetwood Town U21	23	30	1.3	1.5	1.15

#	Team	MP	Goal Scored	Avg. Home
1	Peterborough U21	12	35	2.92
2	Bournemouth U21	13	34	2.62
3	Watford U21	12	34	2.83
4	Swansea U21	10	30	3
5	Sheffield United U21	12	28	2.33
6	Brentford U21	11	27	2.45
7	Wigan Athletic U21	10	27	2.7
8	Millwall U21	13	25	1.92
9	Charlton Athletic U21	11	25	2.27
10	Hull City U21	11	24	2.18
11	Colchester United U21	12	24	2
12	Bristol City U21	12	24	2
13	Cardiff City U21	13	24	1.85
14	Sheffield Wednesday U21	11	24	2.18
15	Barnsley U21	11	20	1.82
16	Queens Park Rangers U21	12	18	1.5
17	Huddersfield Town U21	11	17	1.55
18	Crewe Alexandra U21	12	15	1.25
19	Coventry City U21	11	15	1.36
20	Fleetwood Town U21	10	15	1.5

#	Team	MP	Goal Scored	Avg. Away
1	Huddersfield Town U21	12	33	2.75
2	Wigan Athletic U21	13	30	2.31
3	Brentford U21	13	27	2.08
4	Peterborough U21	12	23	1.92
5	Queens Park Rangers U21	12	23	1.92
6	Charlton Athletic U21	12	22	1.83
7	Coventry City U21	11	21	1.91
8	Sheffield United U21	12	21	1.75
9	Cardiff City U21	11	20	1.82
10	Watford U21	11	20	1.82
11	Swansea U21	10	20	2
12	Hull City U21	11	18	1.64
13	Barnsley U21	11	18	1.64
14	Bournemouth U21	10	17	1.7
15	Crewe Alexandra U21	11	16	1.45
16	Millwall U21	12	16	1.33
17	Fleetwood Town U21	13	15	1.15
18	Sheffield Wednesday U21	12	14	1.17
19	Bristol City U21	11	11	1
20	Colchester United U21	10	9	0.9

#	Team	MP	Goals Conceded	Avg. Overall	Avg. Home	Avg. Away
1	Sheffield Wednesday U21	23	60	2.61	2.45	2.75
2	Colchester United U21	22	58	2.64	2.08	3.3
3	Crewe Alexandra U21	23	57	2.48	2.58	2.36
4	Queens Park Rangers U21	24	52	2.17	2	2.33
5	Wigan Athletic U21	23	49	2.13	2	2.23
6	Coventry City U21	22	47	2.14	2.18	2.09
7	Millwall U21	25	47	1.88	1.92	1.83
8	Watford U21	23	46	2	1.75	2.27
9	Huddersfield Town U21	23	45	1.96	1.36	2.5
10	Barnsley U21	22	45	2.05	2.55	1.55
11	Bristol City U21	23	45	1.96	1.67	2.27
12	Fleetwood Town U21	23	43	1.87	1.3	2.31
13	Peterborough U21	24	42	1.75	1.42	2.08
14	Charlton Athletic U21	23	39	1.7	1.36	2
15	Hull City U21	22	38	1.73	1.82	1.64
16	Bournemouth U21	23	37	1.61	1	2.4
17	Swansea U21	20	37	1.85	1.1	2.6
18	Cardiff City U21	24	31	1.29	1.46	1.09
19	Sheffield United U21	24	31	1.29	1.25	1.33
20	Brentford U21	24	30	1.25	1	1.46

#	Team	MP	Goals Conceded	Avg. Home
1	Crewe Alexandra U21	12	31	2.58
2	Barnsley U21	11	28	2.55
3	Sheffield Wednesday U21	11	27	2.45
4	Colchester United U21	12	25	2.08
5	Millwall U21	13	25	1.92
6	Coventry City U21	11	24	2.18
7	Queens Park Rangers U21	12	24	2
8	Watford U21	12	21	1.75
9	Hull City U21	11	20	1.82
10	Wigan Athletic U21	10	20	2
11	Bristol City U21	12	20	1.67
12	Cardiff City U21	13	19	1.46
13	Peterborough U21	12	17	1.42
14	Huddersfield Town U21	11	15	1.36
15	Sheffield United U21	12	15	1.25
16	Charlton Athletic U21	11	15	1.36
17	Bournemouth U21	13	13	1
18	Fleetwood Town U21	10	13	1.3
19	Brentford U21	11	11	1
20	Swansea U21	10	11	1.1

#	Team	MP	Goals Conceded	Avg. Away
1	Colchester United U21	10	33	3.3
2	Sheffield Wednesday U21	12	33	2.75
3	Huddersfield Town U21	12	30	2.5
4	Fleetwood Town U21	13	30	2.31
5	Wigan Athletic U21	13	29	2.23
6	Queens Park Rangers U21	12	28	2.33
7	Crewe Alexandra U21	11	26	2.36
8	Swansea U21	10	26	2.6
9	Peterborough U21	12	25	2.08
10	Bristol City U21	11	25	2.27
11	Watford U21	11	25	2.27
12	Bournemouth U21	10	24	2.4
13	Charlton Athletic U21	12	24	2
14	Coventry City U21	11	23	2.09
15	Millwall U21	12	22	1.83
16	Brentford U21	13	19	1.46
17	Hull City U21	11	18	1.64
18	Barnsley U21	11	17	1.55
19	Sheffield United U21	12	16	1.33
20	Cardiff City U21	11	12	1.09

Development League: Standings and Season Statistics 2025/26

Here you will find a complete overview of the current standings of Development League 2025/26, with data designed to help you stay well-informed about the matches in this competition.

In addition to checking each team’s position in the Development League standings, APWin provides a broader view of the league, such as identifying the strongest home team, the team with the most draws, and many other key statistics from this competition.

Below, we list the most important information extracted from the Development League 2025/26 table up to the present moment.

Development League Table: Statistics You Only Find Here

We use a unique method that highlights multiple classifications within Development League, providing detailed and in-depth data about this football competition.

All information is 100% free and updated daily, so you always have access to reliable data whenever and wherever you need it.

There are four available tabs: Summary, Matches, Statistics, and Development League Corners. Each section offers focused insights, allowing you to explore specific aspects of the competition in detail.

Below, the numbers from Development League are presented in clear, practical insights to help you better understand the competition.

Season Standings and Numbers

We’ve compiled all the data for Development League and broken it down so you can easily explore team standings, stats, and trends.”

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English Professional Development League: League Statistics and General Data

Number of matches played: 230/280
Total goals scored: 879
Average goals per match: 3.82
Home wins: 103
Away wins: 80
Draws: 47
Matches with over 2.5 goals: 74%
Matches with under 2.5 goals: 26%
Most common scoreline: 2–2

Team Statistics in Development League 2025/26

Below is a complete overview of how all teams in Development League are performing this season. The data is broken down clearly, helping you understand each team’s current situation and what to expect from upcoming matches.

Offensive and Defensive Performance

Best attack: Peterborough U21 - 58 goals scored
Worst attack: Fleetwood Town U21 - 30 goals scored
Best defense: Brentford U21 - 30 goals conceded
Worst defense: Sheffield Wednesday U21 - 60 goals conceded

Results and Consistency

Team with the most wins: Brentford U21 - 16 wins
Team with the fewest wins: Fleetwood Town U21 - 4 wins
Team with the most draws: Queens Park Rangers U21 - 8 draws
Team with the fewest draws: Brentford U21 - 2 draws
Team with the most losses: Millwall U21 - 13 losses
Team with the fewest losses: Sheffield United U21 - 5 losses

Home and Away Performance

Best home team: Bournemouth U21
Best away team: Brentford U21

Cards and Corners

Team with the highest average number of cards: Peterborough U21 - an average of 0 cards per match
Team with the highest average number of corners: Crewe Alexandra U21 - an average of 11.17 corners per match

Individual Player Statistics

Top scorer in Development League: - 0 goals
Top assist provider: - 0 assists
Player with the highest goals-per-game average: - average of 0 goals per match
Most penalty goals: - 0 penalties scored
Player with the most yellow cards: - 0 yellow cards
Player with the most red cards: - 0 red cards
Goalkeeper who conceded the most goals: - 0 goals conceded

In addition, the Development League table also includes recent results (with post-match statistics such as goalscorers, goal minutes, cards, and more), as well as upcoming fixtures.

Upcoming Matches in Development League

Hull City U21 vs Swansea U21 | 24/03/2026 09:00 AM
Huddersfield Town U21 vs Queens Park Rangers U21 | 24/03/2026 09:00 AM
Wigan Athletic U21 vs Bristol City U21 | 24/03/2026 09:00 AM
Peterborough U21 vs Watford U21 | 24/03/2026 09:00 AM
Fleetwood Town U21 vs Millwall U21 | 24/03/2026 09:00 AM

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Football Predictions for This Competition

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All tips are produced daily by football experts. Each day, sports betting analysts monitor the markets, identify the best opportunities, and deliver a complete list of betting recommendations.

Live Streaming of the Competition

You can also watch English Professional Development League throughout the season by following the steps outlined on the Football Live Streaming page.

FAQs about Development League

Below are some important questions related to this competition.

Are there English Professional Development League matches today?

Today there are matches scheduled in Development League. Some of today’s fixtures include: Hull City U21 vs Swansea U21, Huddersfield Town U21 vs Queens Park Rangers U21, and Wigan Athletic U21 vs Bristol City U21.

How many matches are played in total in Development League?

According to the competition regulations, the total number of matches is 280.

What is the competition format of Development League 2025/26?

Development League is played under a Domestic League format.

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Home and Away Performance

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